The new women’s speed-climbing record is a blink-and-you-miss-it superhuman feat
Well, we’ve just found out that competitive speed climbing is a thing, and what a way to find out – by seeing how ‘Spiderwoman’ Aries Susanti Rahayu puts the competition in the shade.
Indonesia's Aries Susanti Rahayu set a new world record when she won the final International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed World Cup event of the year in Xiamen, China pic.twitter.com/afmYRf98fS
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 21, 2019
Practically superhuman. Here’s what people have been saying about her amazing feat.
Women's speed climbing record was smashed. Under 7 seconds. Inhuman. pic.twitter.com/8EC1A1wE1O
— Mark Serrels (@Serrels) October 20, 2019
Still unbelievable everytime you watch this, She has won so many she is truly the SpiderWoman
— Taufiq Marhaban (@TaufiqMarhaban) October 22, 2019
I'm not sure if it was the skill to make this climb look like Spiderwoman or her sheer joy at having accomplished this feat that brought me to tears this morning, but here we are. https://t.co/Ne55YtaLZh
— Greg Tito (@Gregtito) October 21, 2019
Are we really sure that's not Spiderwoman? https://t.co/3b7LyBzmQB
— Dr Jason Leong (@DrJasonLeong) October 21, 2019
Let’s hope somebody from Marvel sees this.
Source: Reuters Image: Reuters screengrab, Twitter screengrab